19891001037309A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Enstrm 280FX · Berlin, NY · October 1, 1989

Date
October 1, 1989 · 16:25 local
Place
Berlin, NY
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N413DB
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC90LA002
Reported as
Enstrm 280FX
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360F1AD
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,495 total175 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit en route. Autorotated but lost rotor RPM missing trees. Hard landing. Rolled over. Possible water in fuel

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. AUTOROTATED BUT LOST ROTOR RPM MISSING TREES. HARD LANDING.ROLLED OVER.POSSIBLE WATER IN FUEL

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.